Medical report indicates victim had bruises all over his body, as well as adult-sized bite marks

11:36 AM,
Nov. 9, 2013

Written by

Andrew Walker
awalker@muncie.gannett.com

A Muncie couple is accused of trying to thwart medical and police authorities' investigations into the cause of several bruises and bite marks on a 2-year-old boy.

James Aubrey Hayes, 22, and Laura Mae Woodcock, 19, 516 W. Memorial Drive, are each preliminarily charged with neglect of a dependent and obstruction of justice. Hayes also faces an additional charge of battery on a child.

According to probable cause affidavits, the alleged victim's father reported to police a possible battery on his 2-year-old son that occurred during a visitation with his mother, Woodcock, and her boyfriend, ...